Fred Tausig papers

Identifier
irn694113
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.282.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn694113

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Merle Tausig

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Merle Tausig, widow of Fred Tausig.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs and documents regarding the experiences of Fred Tausig and his family from Vienna, Austria. Includes certificates from the Technische Hochschule in Vienna issued to Fritz Tausig; report cards from the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association School; numerous prewar and World War I era family photographs; identification cards and newspaper clippings related to Fritz's experience as a Pathfinder Scout in Austria and Shanghai; identification cards; postcards; and postwar photographs from Vienna including many of the family's housewares business.

Subjects

  • Shanghai (China).
  • Vienna (Austria).

Genre

  • Photographs.
  • Report cards.
  • Identification cards.
  • Document
  • Certificates.
  • Postcards.
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